Opera Mini Sees Gains in Africa

Opera announced that its Opera Mini browser for cell phones now has just under 42 million users worldwide as of November, a 154 percent jump over the year before--with especially significant gains in several countries in Africa.

Opera announced that its Opera Mini browser for cell phones now has just under 42 million users as of November, a 154 percent jump over the year before.

In addition, the company said page views in the top 10 countries in Africa using the browser have jumped 374 percent during the same period, with a 177 percent increase in users and 183 percent increase in data transfers.

The top five countries in Africa for Opera mini use are South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Ghana. Ghana and Kenya show the fastest growth. As for handsets, Nokia and Sony Ericsson sit on top for use in Africa, but Samsung is now the top vendor for Opera Mini users in South Africa, Zambia, and Namibia.